Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt didn’t think he’d be able to see in person the much-hyped UNC-Chapel Hill Tar Heels men’s basketball team game this evening against Michigan State that will played on a Navy aircraft carrier in San Diego.

That changed when he got a special invitation from President Barack Obama.

The President and Michelle Obama invited Kleinschmidt to attend the Carrier Classic as their guest for the 7 p.m. Veteran’s Day tip-off, according to an announcement from the town.

Tickets were not for sale to the general public, but more than 7,000 fans – including Kleinschmidt and the Obamas – will be on board to watch the game on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson, which is the same aircraft carrier that took Osama bin Laden to his burial at sea.

Other game attendees will include active military personnel and their families, veterans, selected guests from the participating universities.

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